2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by second-year head coach Linc Darner, played their home games at the Resch Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for third place. In the Horizon League tournament, they lost to UIC in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to UMKC.

2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
CBI, First Round
ConferenceHorizon League
Record18–14 (12–6 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Randall Herbst
  • Richard Davis
  • Ben Swank
Home arenaResch Center
Seasons
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oakland144 .778259 .735
Valparaiso144 .778249 .727
Green Bay126 .6671814 .563
Northern Kentucky126 .6672411 .686
Wright State117 .6112012 .625
UIC711 .3891719 .472
Detroit612 .333823 .258
Cleveland State513 .278922 .290
Youngstown State513 .2781321 .382
Milwaukee414 .2221124 .314
2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2015–16 season 23–13, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Cleveland State, Milwaukee, Valparaiso, and Wright State to win the Horizon League tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Carrington Love12G6'1"171SeniorMilwaukee, WIGraduated
Henry Uwadiae50F/C6'8"230RS JuniorBenin City, NigeriaGraduate transferred to Dominican

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Trevor Anderson
SG
Stevens Point, WIStevens Point Area Senior High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kameron Hankerson
SF
Novi, MINovi High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 18, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Caleb Coleman
SF
Hammond, INHammond High School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)170 lb (77 kg)Jun 12, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Will Chevalier
PF
Kimberly, WIKimberly High School6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)Jul 25, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Trevian Bell
SF
Joliet, ILJoliet High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
P.J. Pipes
PG
Lemont, ILLemont High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)Sep 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Warren Jones6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)RS SrBradleyCentralia, Illinois
F1Kerem Kanter6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg)JrIMG AcademyIstanbul, Turkey
G2Turner Botz6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrLittle Chute High SchoolLittle Chute, Wisconsin
G3Khalil Small6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrProvidence St. Mel SchoolChicago, Illinois
G5Avery Brown6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg)SoLake Minneola High SchoolClermont, Florida
G11Anthony Brown6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg)SoLake Minneola High SchoolClermont, Florida
G12Trevor Anderson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrStevens Point Area Senior High SchoolStevens Point, Wisconsin
F21Kameron Hankerson6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrNovi High SchoolNovi, Michigan
F23Jamar Hurdle6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg)SrDes Moines Area Community CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin
G32Tevin Findlay6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrQuality Education AcademyMalton, Ontario
G34Charles Cooper6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)SrKaskaskia CollegeGary, Indiana
F35Kaharri Carter6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoNortheast Community CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota
F42David Jesperson6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg)RS JrPepperdineMerrill, Wisconsin
F45Kenneth Lowe6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)SrLittle Chute High SchoolLittle Chute, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016*
7:00 pm
Indiana TechW 98–65 
Resch Center (1,975)
Green Bay, WI
Non-Conference regular season
11/12/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
NorthlandW 84–49 1–0
Resch Center (2,170)
Green Bay, WI
11/15/2016*
1:00 am, ESPN2
at Pacific
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
L 58–76 1–1
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,716)
Stockton, CA
11/19/2016*
6:00 pm
vs. Murray State
Bill Frack Tournament
L 77–93 1–2
Stroh Center (1,676)
Bowling Green, OH
11/20/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green
Bill Frack Tournament
W 77–61 2–2
Stroh Center (1,514)
Bowling Green, OH
11/21/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. UMKC
Bill Frack Tournament
W 95–77 3–2
Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
11/26/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Central MichiganL 77–89 3–3
Resch Center (2,799)
Green Bay, WI
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3/FSKC
at Kansas StateL 61–80 3–4
Bramlage Coliseum (10,769)
Manhattan, KS
12/03/2016*
6:00 pm
at ToledoW 78–77 4–4
Savage Arena (4,291)
Toledo, OH
12/06/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central MichiganL 97–107 4–5
McGuirk Arena (2,266)
Mount Pleasant, MI
12/14/2016*
8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 14 WisconsinL 59–73 4–6
Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
12/17/2016*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Belmont
Postponed (snow),no makeup date announced[1]
Resch Center 
Green Bay, WI
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
SIU EdwardsvilleW 94–92 OT5–6
Resch Center (1,858)
Green Bay, WI
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Mary's (MN)W 108–59 6–6
Resch Center (2,186)
Green Bay, WI
Horizon League regular season
12/29/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland StateW 76–75 OT7–6
(1–0)
Wolstein Center (1,441)
Cleveland, OH
12/31/2016
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Youngstown StateW 90–77 8–6
(2–0)
Beeghly Center (1,402)
Youngstown, OH
01/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
MilwaukeeW 80–74 9–6
(3–0)
Resch Center (4,159)
Green Bay, WI
01/10/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern KentuckyW 80–71 10–6
(4–0)
Resch Center (2,063)
Green Bay, WI
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright StateW 78–61 11–6
(5–0)
Resch Center (2,416)
Green Bay, WI
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at ValparaisoL 59–80 11–7
(5–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,625)
Valparaiso, IN
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown StateL 89–92 11–8
(5–2)
Resch Center (2,991)
Green Bay, WI
01/23/2017
6:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
Cleveland StateW 83–73 12–8
(6–2)
Resch Center (2,349)
Green Bay, WI
01/27/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at OaklandW 80–72 13–8
(7–2)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,239)
Rochester, MI
01/29/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at DetroitL 92–93 13–9
(7–3)
Calihan Hall (1,505)
Detroit, MI
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UICW 84–80 14–9
(8–3)
Resch Center (2,760)
Green Bay, WI
02/04/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
ValparaisoW 86–69 15–9
(9–3)
Resch Center (3,963)
Green Bay, WI
02/09/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Northern KentuckyL 67–69 15–10
(9–4)
BB&T Arena (3,416)
Highland Heights, KY
02/11/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright StateL 79–88 15–11
(9–5)
Nutter Center (6,675)
Dayton, OH
02/18/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at MilwaukeeW 80–56 16–11
(10–5)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,626)
Milwaukee, WI
02/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UICW 87–79 17–11
(11–5)
UIC Pavilion (3,583)
Chicago, IL
02/24/2017
6:00 pm, ESPNU
OaklandL 72–85 17–12
(11–6)
Resch Center 
Green Bay, WI
02/26/2017
2:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
DetroitW 89–81 18–12
(12–6)
Resch Center (3.718)
Green Bay, WI
Horizon League tournament
03/05/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) UIC
Quarterfinals
L 70–79 18–13
Joe Louis Arena (5,654)
Detroit, MI
CBI
03/15/2017*
7:05 pm
at UMKC
First Round
L 82–92 18–14
Municipal Auditorium (1,128)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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